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//
// Copyright (c) Intel Corporation, 2003 - 2012  All Rights Reserved.
//
//  File:       CIM_Collection.cs
//
//  Contents:   Collection is an abstract class that provides a common superclass for data elements that represent collections of ManagedElements and its subclasses.
//              This file was automatically generated from CIM_Collection.mof
//
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.IO;
using Intel.Manageability.WSManagement;
using Intel.Manageability.Cim.Untyped;


namespace Intel.Manageability.Cim.Typed
{
	/// <summary>
	///Collection is an abstract class that provides a common superclass for data elements that represent collections of ManagedElements and its subclasses.
	/// </summary>
	[System.SerializableAttribute()]
	[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(Namespace="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_Collection")]
	[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute("CIM_Collection", Namespace="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_Collection", IsNullable=false)]
	public class CIM_Collection : CIM_ManagedElement
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Default constructor.
		/// </summary>
		public CIM_Collection() :base()
		{
		}
		/// <summary>
		/// Constructor that recieves an xml string for deserialization.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="xml">xml string to deserialize</param>
		public CIM_Collection(string xml): base((IWSManClient)null)
		{
			this.Deserialize(xml);
		}
		/// <summary>
		/// Constructor which recieves a Ws-Management client object.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="client">Ws-Management client</param>
		public CIM_Collection(IWSManClient client): base(client)
		{
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Enumerate instances of CIM_Collection class at an endpoint.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="client">WS-Management client</param>
		/// <param name="cimKeys">Keys for selecting the instances</param>
		/// <returns>Collection of CIM_Collection objects</returns>
		public static new Collection<CIM_Collection> Enumerate(IWSManClient client, CimBase.CimKeys cimKeys)
		{
			List<CIM_Collection> ret = CimBase.Enumerate<CIM_Collection>(client, cimKeys);
			return new Collection<CIM_Collection>(ret);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Enumerate instances of CIM_Collection class at an endpoint.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="client">WS-Management client</param>
		/// <returns>Collection of CIM_Collection objects</returns>
		public static new Collection<CIM_Collection> Enumerate(IWSManClient client)
		{
			List<CIM_Collection> ret = CimBase.Enumerate<CIM_Collection>(client);
			return new Collection<CIM_Collection>(ret);
		}


		/// <summary>
		/// Delete the instance of CIM_Collection if it is singular.
		/// Note: This method will succeed only if a single instance of the class exists.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="client">WS-Management client</param>
		public static new void Delete(IWSManClient client)
		{
			CimBase.Delete<CIM_Collection>(client);
		}


		/// <summary>
		/// Represents the keys of the CIM_Collection class.
		/// </summary>

		public new class CimKeys : CIM_ManagedElement.CimKeys
		{
		}

	}
}